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Language Dynamics and Change

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 2011

ISSN2210-5832

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.377

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SNIP

0.69

Total Works

159

Total Citations

2,944

2yr Mean Citedness

8.80

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Language Dynamics and Change publishes research on the evolution and variation of languages. Articles investigate lexical, grammatical, and phonological changes, often employing computational and phylogenetic methods. The journal examines factors driving language change, including semantic relatedness, borrowing, usage frequency, contact, and areal influences, across diverse language families and historical periods.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 6 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications159

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2210-5832

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & Linguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistic Variation and MorphologyLanguage and cultural evolutionSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationNatural Language Processing TechniquesLinguistics and language evolutionMultilingual Education and PolicyPhonetics and Phonology ResearchLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies